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          <span class="refentrytitle">!=</span>
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        <p>!= — 
      Determines if one value is not equal to another.
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      Determines if one value is not equal to another.
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        <h2>Syntax</h2>
        <pre class="synopsis">(a <span class="command"><strong>!=</strong></span> b <span class="command"><strong>?</strong></span> v1 <span class="command"><strong>:</strong></span> v2)</pre>
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      where <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>v1</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>v2</em></span> may be expressions, but <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> not audio-rate.
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      In the above conditional, <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> are first compared. If the indicated relation is true (<span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span> not equal to <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>), then the conditional expression has the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>v1</em></span>; if the relation is false, the expression has the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>v2</em></span>.
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      NB.: If <span class="emphasis"><em>v1</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>v2</em></span> are expressions, these will be evaluated before the conditional is determined.
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      In terms of binding strength, all conditional operators (i.e. the relational operators (<span class="emphasis"><em>&lt;</em></span>, etc.), and <span class="emphasis"><em>?</em></span>, and <span class="emphasis"><em>:</em></span> ) are weaker than the arithmetic and logical operators (<span class="emphasis"><em>+</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>-</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>*</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>/</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>&amp;&amp;</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>||</em></span>).
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      These are <span class="emphasis"><em>operators</em></span> not <span class="emphasis"><em>opcodes</em></span>. Therefore, they can be used within orchestra statements, but do not form complete statements themselves.
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        <h2>Examples</h2>
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      Here is an example of the != operator. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/notequal.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">notequal.csd</em></a>.
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            <strong>Example 13. Example of the != operator.</strong>
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            <p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-odac      <span class="comment">;;;realtime audio out</span>
<span class="comment">;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if realtime audio input is needed too</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o notequal.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsInstruments&gt;</span>

<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 32
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 2
<span class="ohdr">0dbfs</span>  <span class="op">=</span> 1

<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1

ipch   <span class="op">=</span> <span class="opc">cpspch</span>(p4)
iprint <span class="op">=</span> p5
<span class="octrl">if</span> (iprint <span class="op">!=</span> 1) <span class="octrl">igoto</span> <span class="olabel">skipPrint</span>
<span class="opc">print</span>  ipch
asig   <span class="opc">vco2</span> .7, ipch
       <span class="opc">outs</span> asig, asig

<span class="olabel">skipPrint</span><span class="op">:</span>

<span class="oblock">endin</span>

<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="stamnt">f</span> 1 0 65536 10 1	<span class="comment">;sine wave</span>

<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 0 .5 8.00 0
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 0 .5 8.01 1 <span class="comment">; this note will print it's ipch value and only this one will be played</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 0 .5 8.02 2

<span class="stamnt">e</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
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      Its output should include lines like this:
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instr 1:  ipch = 277.167</pre>
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        <h2>See Also</h2>
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      <a class="link" href="equals.html" title="=="><em class="citetitle">==</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="greaterequal.html" title="&gt;="><em class="citetitle">&gt;=</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="greaterthan.html" title="&gt;"><em class="citetitle">&gt;</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="lessequal.html" title="&lt;="><em class="citetitle">&lt;=</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="lessthan.html" title="&lt;"><em class="citetitle">&lt;</em></a>
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